mentions 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of mention
1
as in cites
to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically you only mentioned in passing some of your accomplishments

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2
as in references
to give as an example mentioned several legal precedents in support of her argument

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mentions

2 of 2

noun

plural of mention
as in commendations
a formal recognition of an achievement or praiseworthy deed received a special mention for her submission to the exhibition of local artists

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Recent Examples of mentions
Verb
Woodmansee also mentions exposure to sun, soil type, drainage, and moisture requirements as additional considerations. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 23 Aug. 2026 The warrant also mentions at least three other victims who shared similar accounts with detectives. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 According to the documents, there are other message threads in which Anthony also mentions carrying a gun. — J.d. Miles, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Google never actually mentions the word diabetes in its description of the feature, aside from a disclaimer at the end stating that Insulin Resistance Trends is not meant as a diagnostic or prescreening tool for the condition. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026 The text never mentions an application, résumé submission or previous conversation. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Released two years after methadone treatment regulations were modernized, the toolkit only passingly mentions the medication known to vastly reduce someone’s odds of dying from opioid overdose. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 17 Aug. 2026 Someone mentions that a department is expanding or offer to refer you for a job with their organization. — Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Girl Group also mentions Ary as a must-see artist, as well as the band Three40Four and singer-songwriters Elia and Ea Othilde. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
Your website, reviews, business profiles, media mentions, interviews, social content and third-party references can all contribute to how your company is understood. — Dr. Bin Tang, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Poppy is a regular at her dad’s golf tournaments, often stealing the show and earning mentions in his press conferences. — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 One pea variety Hake mentions for seed-saving is the asparagus [ea. — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 21 Aug. 2026 Framed by the background of struggling, working class Mexican immigrant parents — roots the candidate never forgets and frequently mentions. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026 The winners are in, as the 79th edition of the Locarno Film Festival revealed its 2026 awards and special mentions in the Swiss town on Saturday. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026 Most mentions of Moskowitz and Wasserman Schultz drew boos, and mentions of Larkin, Manley and Nixon drew cheers. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026 Among the treats kids asked for by name, Little Debbie snacks and Simple Mills Chocolate Brownie Sweet Thins earned mentions by parents. — Sierra Leone Starks, Parents, 10 Aug. 2026 These were all legitimate mentions, things like winning a trivia prize or being recognized as a donor. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mentions
  1. cites
  2. commendations
  3. notices
  4. awards
  5. specifies
  6. citations
  7. notes
  8. acknowledgments
Verb
  • The letter cites comments Sharpton made during a July 14 TMZ appearance and an August 19 online vigil for Wells.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Charles cites a sentence in the novel about one of Magnolia’s clients, a professor who has moved away but is reluctant to sell her Brickell condominium.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of cites
Noun
  • The novel earned commendations from authors such as Salman Rushdie and Amitav Ghosh.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • Gold, silver and bronze and honorary commendations will be awarded.
    — Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
Definition of commendations
Verb
  • Then, as Pike prepares to hand over the bridge to Lieutenant Rahda (Abinaya Sivakumaran), his replacement notices a slight shift in the ship’s trajectory.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • When the job takes her to an eastern Colorado cattle ranch, Jane notices that the family’s young daughter has precocious breast development as a result of the hormones the operation uses.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of notices
Noun
  • The awards will debut at the event’s 2026 iteration, which will take place at the Javits Center in New York September 24–27, and will highlight artists from the Caribbean.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Companies without a booking can pay more to cross the Panama Canal through an auction that awards slots to the highest bidder.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of awards
Verb
  • The plan also specifies rezoning along major commercial corridors, including Winchester Boulevard and The Alameda.
    — Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The document also specifies that the tax would apply to any data centers located in space.
    — Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of specifies
Noun
  • The new legislation followed a Hearst investigation that found that 10 school systems in the state were employing armed security guards who falsified traffic citations, failed to report deadly pursuits or engaged in racial misconduct.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Dispute over rescue In two of the citations, Cal-OSHA accused the company of endangering an employee by allowing one of them to go into the backcountry during the rescue operation against a recommendation of local law enforcement.
    — Tribune News Service, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of citations
Verb
  • The document notes that the demographic makeup of each potential zone is not necessarily the same as the makeup of the LRSD students in that zone.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026
  • But the new report notes that the AI agents spent considerably more time on this message board discussing those cybersecurity challenges that were extremely difficult, suggesting the agents had a high motivation to solve them.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of notes
Noun
  • Curt is thanked in the acknowledgements of the book for being a test reader.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The statement wouldn’t be so condescendingly winking if the theorist’s contributions to their field weren’t drawn, word for word, from the academic work of the late Lauren Berlant, the first person thanked in the book’s acknowledgments.
    — Maya Binyam, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of acknowledgments

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“Mentions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mentions. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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